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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (763) 427-1410 FAX (763) 427-5543 TDD (763) 427-8591 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I June 1, 2001 Revised June 21, 2001 Mr. Michael Black Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. 1000 County Road E West Suite 150 Shoreview, MN 55126 Re: Site Plan Review The Ponds Apartment Building Dear Mr. Black: We are in receipt of your site plan to develop an apa~nent building on a portion of The Ponds subdivision. The site plan consists of the Preliminary Plat, Grading, Drainage, & Erosion Control Plan, Landscape Plan and Site plan prepared by Midwest Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers, Inc., and Building Elevations and Floor Plans prepared by Charles J. Radloff, Architect. We offer the following comments: General: The apartment building will be constructed on approximately 9.06 acres and is part of the plat named The Ponds. The apartment building will be a three-story structure containing 82 apartments designed for senior citizens. Zoning: The property is currently zoned B-I, Business. As part of the platting process, you are proposing to rezone the subject property to Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.).to allow for a mix of housing styles. Lot Coverage: The proposed apartment development area is 394,654 square feet in size (9.06) acres) and lot coverage is restricted to 35% (which includes garages), or 138,129 square feet in this case. The site plan is proposing to construct 34,778 square feet apartment building, which equates to approximately 9% lot coverage. Setbacks: As this development is proposed to be a P.U.D., staff has generally used the MR Multi- Family Residential District regulations. City Code requires a 40 foot landscaped buffer area between non-residential uses and K-1 and R-2 residential uses. Staff is recommending that this 40 foot buffer requirement be interpreted to also apply to the higher density K-3 and Multiple Residential developments adjacent to R-1 and R-2 residential uses. Therefore, the building must be sited at least 40 feet from the common boundary with the adjacent single family homes to the south. The building is setback approximately 70 feet from the nearest single family lot. :-341-